Week 24: Blessed

Mic and I just completed our little mini-holiday around the east coast of Taiwan.   I cannot help but feel so blessed.

First, the 10 days went by like a blast, we enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Taiwan and experienced my home land in a way I have never experienced before -- these are places I have not been for over 15 years, and some spots I have never been ever.   The trip worked out perfectly.  We did it in a leisurely way, driving and stopping when we felt like it, stayed at a variety of  interesting BnB's, and saw the mountains, ocean, gorge, plains of rice patties, hot spring and cold spring, you name it!  

Second and most importantly, despite all the preparation of finding out the nearest hospitals along the way before the trip in case we needed any emergency stops turned out to be just good back-up plans we never had to use.   I am now approaching the end of my 24th week and little K seems to be doing well since I feel him kicking stronger than ever and we are one step closer to the 28th week milestone when premature babies have a better chance of survival.

Of course we took the trip super easy given all the doctor's advise to not attempt anything strenuous -- mic was like a strict parent policing every single activity I do, especially in his mind I have a tendency to overdo things -- I am not allowed under the sun so he always has an umbrella over my head, I am fed water and food at fixed intervals, I am not allowed to walk for more than 30 mins without any rest.  I joke at his strict rules taking away some of the fun since we had to forgo much of the possible activities along the way, but I also felt an immense amount of love from my husband for me and little K. 

Every morning I wake up I am still very thankful for the fact that I have not started bleeding and little K is still inside and growing, and the extreme fear over the condition 2 weeks ago has slowly subsided and I seem to have found peace to deal with it better.  

Tomorrow mic will be going back to Mauritius for 9 days so this will be the first time we will be apart since the start of my pregnancy.  Unfortunately with my condition there is no way I can afford the risk to be on an 11-hour flight so I cannot go with him.  I guess compared to the many HK mothers who had to go to the ultrasounds alone while their husbands are on business trips, I have yet another reason to feel blessed -- I have a husband who is by my side all the time, we enjoy each other's company so much that even being apart for 9 days feels like a long time after 10 long years of marriage.